Drilling permit for well 34/4-17 S
1/31/2022 The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor Energy AS a drilling permit for well 34/4-17 S, cf. Section 13 of the Resource Management Regulations.
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Updated: 1/31/2022
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